Libya's rebels say dying for freedom is worth it
In the battle for Libya, rebels said Sunday that they are in full control of the western port city of Misrata. They say there are no plans, for now, to advance on the capital, Tripoli.
CBS News correspondent Mandy Clark reports that rebels in the stronghold of Benghazi have begun measuring the cost of war, and come to the conclusion that dying for freedom is worth it.
Ayman Faraj el Berghthy was a businessman until recently. Now he's on the frontline. His wife, who is 4 months pregnant says her husband's role in the fighting produces a terrible feeling, and she's afraid all the time, but he has to go fight.
Nearly every family in rebel-held territory has someone at the front. Ayman's brother, Essam Faraj el Berghthy, is a biologist who had a close call in the early days of the protests in Benghazi. He even took a bullet to the face that broke his teeth and came up from under his eye.
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Despite that, he insisted the whole family supported Ayman's decision to fight.
"No problem if he dying for freedom. This is a good thing," Essam said.
That's pretty much what Ayman had to say as well.
"Since the first drop of blood every doctor, every lawyer, musician, artist has gone to defend our country because Muammar Qaddafi is trying to shut us up," said Ayman.
Ayman and the other volunteers in his unit are on the front line tonight -- hoping to finish this fight soon and get back to the lives this revolution has put on hold.
Meanwhile, NATO aircraft blasted an oil terminal in a key eastern city at nightfall Sunday, Libyan TV reported, after Britain urged the alliance to widen its assault on areas controlled by ruler Muammar Qaddafi.
The Libya TV report said the bombs hit methanol tanks at the oil port of Ras Lanouf, causing leaks. NATO officials had no immediate comment.
The reported attack came as the Libyan conflict appeared largely stalemated, with each side claiming gains one day, only to be turned back the next.
More than 1,000 people died in Misrata in the fighting and shelling.